Mirai Nagasu of the United States performs in the ladies single skating free skating in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Nika Kriznar, of Slovenia, soars through the air during the women’s normal hill individual ski jumping competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

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A fan of Sarka Pancochova, of the Czech Republic, waits for competition to begin prior to the women’s slopestyle final at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Maddie Mastro, of the United States, runs the course during the women’s halfpipe qualifying at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Johansson Erica Uden (21), of Sweden, scores a goal against South Korea’s goalie Shin So-jung (31), of the combined Koreas team, during the first period of the preliminary round of the women’s hockey game at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (Kyung Hoon Kim/Pool Photo via AP)

Jan Blokhuijsen, of the Netherlands, strains as he competes during the men’s 5,000 meters speedskating race at the Gangneung Oval at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

The Olympic rings are reflected in a glass as a spectator watches the mixed doubles semi-final curling match between Canada and Norway at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Mirai Nagasu of the United States celebrates after her performance in the ladies single skating free skating in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Summer Britcher of the United States celebrates after her second run during the women’s luge competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Sina Candrian, of Switzerland, jumps during the women’s slopestyle final at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Asami Hirono, of Japan, runs the course during the women’s slopestyle final at Phoenix Snow Park during the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Tim Hug, of Switzerland, takes off during a training jump for the men’s Nordic Combined competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

In this multiple exposure photo, Marek Solcansky and Karol Stuchlak, of Slovakia, take a practice run during the men’s doubles luge training at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Hanae Kubo (21), of Japan, scores a goal as Livia Altmann (22), of Switzerland, checks Ami Nakamura (23) during the third period of the preliminary round of the women’s hockey game at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Laura Dahlmeier, of Germany, waves the German flag as she crosses the finish line to win the gold medal in the women’s 10-kilometer biathlon pursuit at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Mia Manganello of the United States, left, and Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy, right, compete during the women’s 1,500 meters speedskating race at the Gangneung Oval at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Paul Bersebach spent 25 years as a news photographer after graduating from Ohio University’s School of Visual Communication. He started working his way up at newspapers in the Midwest before coming to The Orange County Register in 1999. Paul was a staff photographer at the Register for 15 years before becoming a photo editor. He currently oversees photo coverage for the Local and Travel sections of the paper as well as stories on the website, plus managing the Register Instagram account.

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